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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 07, 2023
Completed: Mar 30, 2023

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 7

glue in tail block

3

Mar 8

rout & glue-in end graft, kerf top edge, kerf bottom edge, brace back

4

Mar 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 15

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels, glue in top binding

7

Mar 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 20

first coat of oil

10

Mar 21

second coat of oil

11

Mar 22

third coat of oil

12

Mar 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 29

make saddle, (put in pickup, if any), cut nut, final fretwork, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set